Mooving up the Professional Ladder and a Giveaway #29
It was Jac of Tinned Tomatoes that first alerted me to MOO business cards. I was so impressed by her wonderful photographs that I had to order some myself. Unlike any other cards I’ve seen, you can have a different picture on the back of each one if you like, which makes them not only fun but a walking gallery of your favourite blog photos. When I’m asked for a business card, not that I am very often, I can offer up several and ask the recipient to take their pick. It’s nice to get a few oohs and aghhs and watch while the all important decision is made. It offers a completely new dimension to a standard business card.
It took me a while to venture onto the MOO website as I thought it might be a rather complicated and time consuming process. But eventually I overcame my suspicions and duly ordered a pack of fifty standard size cards made using recycled paper. I needn’t have worried, the process was really easy. I was able to design my cards and choose the pictures in several stages as the design could be saved at any time and edited later. I chose two each of twenty five of my blog photos for the backs and on the front I used a section of my blog header photograph as a logo of sorts. The real difficulty was deciding whether to go for mini cards or the standard credit card size which fits easily into purses and wallets. The latter won out.
When the parcel arrived, I tore it open with indecent haste. I was thrilled with the results. To have a physical representation of my photographs was a first for me and I was impressed with just how good they looked. They are more expensive than cards I’ve bought before, but so much better – they look and feel classy. It was also good to have all my social media contact details together in one place.
No sooner had the cards arrived then I was regretting not having bought more – after all I wanted to hang on to one of each of my designs, Gollum fashion and that left only twenty five of my preciousses. As it happened, I spotted a giveaway over at Kavey Eats a couple of months later for a pack of MOO business cards. Amazingly, I won and like Gollum reunited with the ring, I was bouncing up and down with delight – thank you Kavey. I was able to recreate my favourite pictures and add some new ones as well. Another pack of fifty was soon winging its way towards me. These were somewhat different to my first batch as they were printed on standard paper, which is sourced from sustainable forests but is not recycled. The cards were thicker and slightly shinier.
The cards come in a handy holder with a “mine” and “theirs” tab to hold cards you are going to giveaway (maybe) and cards you collect. The top slides on and off easily and the whole thing is very properly made from recycled materials. My photographs don’t do the cards justice, the images are crisp and clear and a lot lighter than they look here. Mini cards, postcards, stickers and labels are also available and I am sorely tempted to add to my collection.
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Jibber JabberUK
22nd May 2013
Cakes always look the best. Probably a bundt one.
Camilla @FabFood4all
22nd May 2013
Cakes or Cookies would look good!
Kavey
22nd May 2013
You are absolutely welcome, thanks for the shout out. I adore my Moo cards, and love giving them out!
felicity
22nd May 2013
I love the quality of Moo cards,and it is very easy to do. I use the mini ones as labels for my work. I am very tempted by their stickers too.
Karen S Booth
22nd May 2013
I LOVE Moo Cards and need some more my precious, so am keeping my udders crossed that I win, Karen
Janice Pattie
22nd May 2013
It would have to be the cakes!
vohnmcg.com
22nd May 2013
These look great. I have only recently decided that my blog will be called “Vohn’s Vittles” so will need to have a think about what pictures I might like to have. Vohn x
Caroline
22nd May 2013
Pictures of things I’ve baked!
Galina Varese
23rd May 2013
I have never done any moo cards but have been thinking about it. It will probably be blini or one of my bakes.
Jane Willis
23rd May 2013
I’d have my new logo, a bunch of grapes
Chris
23rd May 2013
The three legs symbol of the Isle of Man flag
Lucy Mayer
23rd May 2013
I am in the process of setting up a free non-profit lending-library of baby clothes for mums in my local area – I would use my new logo, and a photo of the cutest baby I can find… š
Suzy Bowler
23rd May 2013
Oh – these look really good and I’ve just had mine done elsewhere. Next time …
rita cooks italian
23rd May 2013
It is always exciting to see your baked goodies as a ‘professional product’, these cards show all your love for CHOCOALTE!!Well done.
steve
23rd May 2013
i would use pictures of me as i am an actor
Adeinne
23rd May 2013
Cakes cakes cakes!!!!!!
KirstyL
23rd May 2013
I would use pictures of my car wash business
mpsandy
23rd May 2013
Flowers – I especially like my poppy picture.
celia
24th May 2013
I’ve been thinking about getting these – they sound like a great product. I think you might have convinced me, Choc! š
helen
24th May 2013
Love this idea, I would have to use pictures of my chickens!
Sarah Maclean
24th May 2013
Animals would be on my cards, as my new business venture is animal-themed.
sharon
24th May 2013
would have to be my sons pictures as he is a photographer @ jenny shannon
scrapper
24th May 2013
a flower design such as I would use on a box/ greeting card
Pooky
24th May 2013
I’d show a gas flame on mine.
Charlotte Ingham
24th May 2013
I would just have my company logo to keep it classic and simple.
Allan Smith
24th May 2013
Food items!
Jeannie Fox
24th May 2013
A good luck fairy.
Heidi Roberts
24th May 2013
I would have beautiful plump vegetables and fresh fruit
Caroline
24th May 2013
I’m thinking of branching out from my main business into a sideline involving illustration so these would be perfect as snapshot portfolio cards.
Uberotaku
25th May 2013
I’d show something geeky
cupcake girl
25th May 2013
I’ve just put up some Lemon + blueberry cupakes,I would use them as they are my fave.
MyCupcakeHabit
kelly
25th May 2013
I’m a graphic design student so I would probably use a picture of my work (:
Andrea Smith
26th May 2013
I’d have a huge cupcake as I make cakes as well as my f/t office job š
Solange
27th May 2013
Cakes
Helen Dickinson
27th May 2013
I would show my blog logo š
Craig - The Usual Saucepans
27th May 2013
It would have to be a saucepan, or maybe a chocolate cake!
Rachael Cunliffe
27th May 2013
My kangaroo logo š (I’m honest, and besides my cakes always look shoddy even thoguh they taste good so photographs of that wouldn’t help me!)
helen
27th May 2013
it would have to be flowers
JudeVFR400
28th May 2013
I would let my partner have these, and she’ll be opening a business this year. A tattoo studio. So, it be photos of either work she’s done, or designs.
Beth
29th May 2013
Probably eye makeup as that is what my blog is about š x
Susan
31st May 2013
Some of my cake recipes!
The KitchenMaid
2nd June 2013
Ooooh, these look amazing. I can just imagine how hard it would have been to decide on the images, but you can never go wrong with chocolate, can you?!
Shaheen
4th June 2013
Some of my vegetarian recipes and maybe my avatar.
Kelly Martin
8th June 2013
I would show my quirky side something like my blog header.
Steffani Louise
8th June 2013
i love their cards!!! i really need some as well xx
Vanessa Wilson
8th June 2013
Probably makeup! x
Garden Tea Cakes and Me
10th June 2013
Cakes and flowers for me on my cards š
Angela
steven cooke
10th June 2013
i would have to go with cake š !
Nics Notebook
17th June 2013
I am in the process of setting up a new dog walking business, so doggy related pics would be fab!
baileycakes
17th June 2013
So exciting, I love moo cards but cant afford to splash out right now! I’d use a mix of photos from my blog and my blog banner too š xo
diva1977
17th June 2013
photos as hubby starting a photography business
Angie Hoggett
18th June 2013
a nice landscape
Sue
18th June 2013
Those cards are lovely the best business cards I’ve ever seen, although I think a little tug of war would ensue every time I went to give one away š
jen jackson
18th June 2013
A landscape
Anonymous
18th June 2013
I would have a box, bit like a box on deal or no deal to show you dont know what you are expecting š
@Jamiecomps
snarepuss
18th June 2013
a rabbit
Clare Webb
18th June 2013
Of my little “Moos” – the kids.
Faye Lester
19th June 2013
A slice of my amazing Rainbow Cake!!
rugbymum
19th June 2013
I’ve started working as a science tutor so lots of fun science pics would be good – bubbling flasks, colourful test tubes or pics of the solar system. I get most of my students via word of mouth and I keep meaning to get some business cards so the parents have my details handy.
sarahlee3
19th June 2013
A cat and a dog actually as i would like to win these for my daughter who has just started business a pet groomer!!
ez
19th June 2013
a van actually- not amazingly creative but useful for my new house clearance business!!!!
hails84
19th June 2013
flowers š
Erica Price
19th June 2013
I’d put on my blog header picture
emteec
19th June 2013
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emteec
19th June 2013
These would be great for my new website design business; so I’d have a computer on my cards
Susan McFarlane
19th June 2013
We’d use them to showcase my husband’s artwork for his business.
Alisa Moore
20th June 2013
Images of my artwork